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New Legislation Would Tackle Next Crucial Hurdle In Finalizing Pre-Clearance Program For Passenger Trains Traveling From Montreal Through the North Country & Then On To Albany Right Now, Passengers Traveling on Amtrak’s Adirondack Line Must Wait At The Border For More Than An Hour While CBP Officers Check The Entire Train – Pre-Clearance Would Speed Up That Process & Make Travel To The U.S. More Attractive Schumer, Gillibrand & Stefanik Bill Would Provide Legal Authority... Read More

Schumer Led The Charge To Get The FAA To Choose NUAIR As A Premier National UAS Research And Testing Site Schumer: NUAIR Has Put CNY On The Map As A Leader In UAS Testing And Research U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched his push to include language that would extend the six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test operators, including NUAIR, located Griffiss International Airport in Oneida County, in the upcoming FAA Reauthorization bill.  According to Schumer... Read More

Middletown Has Seen 13 Fake “Swatting” Attacks This Year Alone, But Because of Broad Call-Blocking Rules, The School District Cannot Access Critical Caller ID Information of Anonymous Perpetrators Calling In Threats Schumer Urges FCC to Expeditiously Grant District Waiver Needed To Track Down These Criminals  Schumer: Middletown Schools Deserve Access To All Of The Tools Needed To Ensure These Calls Stop   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal... Read More

New York’s Housing Stock Is Old & Many Housing Units Built Pre-1978 Could Contain Lead Paint – More Than 40% of Housing Stock in Westchester County Was Built Before 1950 And, In 2014, 158 Children Tested Were Found To Have Lead Poisoning Schumer Also Announces Push to Increase Funding for HUD’s Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Program; Funding Has Plummeted Since 2003? Schumer: Bill Would Provide Federal Tax Credits to Help Westchester &... Read More

Major Flooding During Tropical Storm Irene Severely Damaged The Troy Seawall, Leaving Nearby Buildings in Harm’s Way & Sewage Pipe At Risk Of Bursting In Future Major Storm or Flood Schumer Previously Fought For & Successfully Secured Initial $6.7 Million Installment of Fed Funds Needed To Begin Seawall Reconstruction Project Schumer: Second Critical Installment of Fed Funds Will Finally Allow Troy To Complete Reconstruction U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced more... Read More

Legroom Was Once About 35 Inches—Now Closer To 31—& Average Airline Seat Width Was Once 18.5 Inches—Now Shrunk To About 17; To Boot, You’re Charged Big Dollars If You Want More Legroom & If You Don’t Pay, You’re Squeezed    For Years Now, Economy & Coach Class Seats On Airplanes Have Been Shrinking; Meanwhile, Airlines Are Bulking Up With Record Profits; Senator Says Industry Standard For Seat Size Is Now A Top Legislative Priority... Read More

Ithaca Officials Have Found Elevated Levels Of Lead In More than 60 Water Sources At Their Public Schools; EPA Has Lead Contamination Experts and Experience Dealing with Lead in Schools Senator Says It Is Critical That The EPA Lend Expertise To Collaborate with School District, Help The Community Test The Water and Identify The Source and Extent Of The Contamination Schumer To EPA: Send Inspectors and Lead Experts to Ithaca To Prevent More Water Contamination U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer... Read More

Without Immediate Intervention, Lyonsdale’s Wood-Chip-Burning Plant Could Close; Senator Says A Comprehensive Plan Could Help Save The Plant & Vital North Country Jobs  Schumer To PSC: Don’t Let The Fire Go Out In The Wood-Chip Burning Plant     U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates and oversees the energy industry, to work with ReEnergy, North Country leaders and relevant... Read More

Opioid & Heroin Abuse Crisis On Long Island Has Reached Epidemic Levels & Locals Need Both Supply & Access To Naloxone As They Work To Turn The Tide Against Scourge   Schumer Says Legislation Just Passed Out Of The Judiciary Committee & Will Now Go On To Full Senate; Schumer Will Make A Push To Get It Passed; Says Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths Is Essential  Schumer: Facing Down This Crisis Must Be National Priority   U.S. Senator Charles E.... Read More

Village Has Been Unable To Use Reservoir Since 2014 Disaster & Has Been Relying On Other Means To Provide Water For Local Residents – At A Major Cost To The Village; Schumer Successfully Secured First $436K In FEMA Funding to Pay for Removal of Dead Trees, Sediment & Other Debris  Schumer Now Secures Final $829K That Will Finally Allow Gowanda To Complete Repairs & Build Back Stronger Than Ever – Repairs Will Include Replacement of South Wall,... Read More

Terry Lee Henderson & 73 Other American Veterans Tragically Died When USS Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Unjustly Deemed “Not Directly Linked to War,” These 74 Names Were Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial  Schumer Says These 74 Americans, Including Henderson, Bravely Served Their Country Inside & Outside The Combat Zone; Adding the Names of These Heroes to the... Read More

Larry Reilly Jr. & 73 Other American Veterans Tragically Died When USS Frank E. Evans Collided With an Australian Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea in June 1969, But Because The Training Exercise Was Unjustly Deemed “Not Directly Linked to War,” These 74 Names Were Not Recognized on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Schumer Says These 74 Americans, Including Reilly, Bravely Served Their Country Inside & Outside The Combat Zone; Adding the Names of These Heroes to the Vietnam... Read More

In December, Schumer Successfully Secured Fed Funding As Part of FY2016 Spending Bill – Schumer Argued The Cost of Not Dredging the Rochester Harbor Would Have Meant a Loss of Commercial and Recreation Revenue & Could Have Put Local Jobs At Risk Dredging Funding Was Particularly Important, Since New City of Rochester Marina Opens for Business, Boaters in 2016; Schumer Secured $1.5 Million Federal Grant in 2011 to Help Construct Marina Schumer: Fed Funds Can Now Keep Rochester... Read More

Southern Brooklyn Communities, Including Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island, Canarsie Were Hard-Hit By Superstorm Sandy; In Some Communities, Floodwaters Reached a Height of Ten Feet, Destroying Homes, Businesses & Infrastructure Following Superstorm Sandy, Schumer & Jeffries Secured Federal Funding in Sandy-Relief Bill for a 2-Year Comprehensive Study to Identify Areas of Flood Risks Along North Atlantic Coast; Feasibility Study for Protection Projects in New... Read More

Upstate New York’s Housing Stock Is Old & Many Housing Units Built Pre-1980 Could Contain Lead Paint – In 2014, Over 2,300 Upstate New York Children Tested Were Found To Have Lead Poisoning Schumer Will Also Announce Push to Increase Funding for HUD Lead Hazard Control Program Grant Program; Funding Has Plummeted Since 2003 Schumer: Bill Would Provide Federal Tax Credits to Help Homeowners Get The Lead Out  During a conference call with reporters, U.S. Senator Charles... Read More

Senators: 8 KC-135 Tankers Will Help Protect Jobs at NFARS & Enhance Our Nation's Security  With News That Old C-130 Tankers Will Be Replaced By KC-135s, Senators Announce Nearly $25 Million In Additional Investment For NFARS Schumer, Gillibrand: New Jobs, Additional Fed Investment & Increased Flying Hours Will Make NFARS Ever-More Valuable and Viable  U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF)... Read More

FEMA Funds to Cover Electrical Repairs and Dock Renovations at the Brooklyn Navy Yard After Meeting With Navy Yard Leadership and Touring New Building Projects, Gillibrand Announces FEMA Funds for Additional Upgrades   U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez and Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced over $4.8 million in federal FEMA funding for the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) for repairs to electrical substation... Read More

Schumer Previously Pushed To Increase The Number Of Fed Railroad Bridge Inspectors, Because FRA Only Has 1 Inspector For All 3,000 Train Bridges In NY   Following Schumer’s Push, FRA Has Proposed Doubling The Number Of RR Bridge Inspectors & Establishing “Nationwide Bridge Inventory”   Schumer: More RR Bridge Inspectors Are Needed To Keep Our Communities Safe U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, following his push, the Federal Railroad... Read More

Senators: FCC Is Miscategorizing Watertown as an “Urban Area,” Not a Rural One, Preventing Westlecom From Accessing the Vital “Rural Exemption” Rate It Deserves for Serving the North Country If Approved, FCC Waiver Would Reverse 96 Percent “Flash Cut” and Replace with Gradual Adjusted Rates Until 2020, and Ensure the Infrastructure For Expanded Rural Telehealth Medicine Schumer and Gillibrand: North Country Residents Deserve High-Speed Broadband and This FCC... Read More

Schumer Says Legislation Just Passed Out Of The Judiciary Committee Was A Positive Step But Doesn’t Provide Real Resources – Senator Demands Real Funding To Actually Combat Drug Epidemic In Western New York   Buffalo Public Health Officials And Local Law Enforcement Need Immediate Federal Funding For Prevention, Treatment & Emergency First Responders; More Resources Are Vital To Stemming The Opioid Epidemic On The Ground   Schumer: Both Talk & Heroin Are Far Too... Read More